English Explanatory Dictionary

conflict

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A clash or disagreement, often violent, between two or more opposing groups or individuals.
  2. An incompatibility, as of two things that cannot be simultaneously fulfilled.
verb
  1. To be at odds (with); to disagree or be incompatible
  2. To overlap (with), as in a schedule.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɒn.flɪkt/ kŏn'flĭkt /ˈkɑn.flɪkt/ en-us-conflict-noun.ogg /kənˈflɪkt/ kənflĭkt' en-us-conflict-verb.ogg

Word forms

conflict conflicts conflicting conflicted

Etymology

From Latin conflictus, past participle of confligere (“to strike together”), from com- (“together”) (a form of con-) + fligere (“to strike”).

Derived words

anticonflict armed conflict A-type conflict conflictarian conflict diamond conflict-free conflictful conflictional conflictive conflictless conflict of interest conflictory conflict out conflict resolution conflict-ridden conflict thesis conflict training conflictual conflict zone C-type conflict cyberconflict deconflict edit conflict external conflict internal conflict metaconflict nonconflict parent-offspring conflict postconflict preconflict role conflict social conflict paradigm unconflict conflicted
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